diff --git a/Sources/Pesty/Settings/Settings.swift b/Sources/Pesty/Settings/Settings.swift
index 6b92366..8a1be6a 100644
--- a/Sources/Pesty/Settings/Settings.swift
+++ b/Sources/Pesty/Settings/Settings.swift
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ final class Settings {
         static let quickPasteModifier = "quickPasteModifier"
         static let plainTextModifier = "plainTextModifier"
         static let launchAtLogin = "launchAtLogin"
+        static let hideOnClickOutside = "hideOnClickOutside"
         static let pasteDirectly = "pasteDirectly"
         static let playSound = "playSound"
         static let ignoreConcealed = "ignoreConcealed"
@@ -111,6 +112,10 @@ final class Settings {
             d.set(launchAtLogin, forKey: Keys.launchAtLogin); LaunchAtLogin.set(enabled: launchAtLogin) }
     }
 
+    var hideOnClickOutside: Bool {
+        didSet { guard isLoaded else { return }; d.set(hideOnClickOutside, forKey: Keys.hideOnClickOutside) }
+    }
+
     var pasteDirectly: Bool {
         didSet { guard isLoaded else { return }; d.set(pasteDirectly, forKey: Keys.pasteDirectly) }
     }
@@ -167,6 +172,7 @@ final class Settings {
             Keys.quickPasteModifier: cmdKey,
             Keys.plainTextModifier: shiftKey,
             Keys.launchAtLogin: false,
+            Keys.hideOnClickOutside: true,
             Keys.pasteDirectly: true,
             Keys.playSound: false,
             Keys.ignoreConcealed: true,
@@ -183,6 +189,7 @@ final class Settings {
         quickPasteModifier = d.integer(forKey: Keys.quickPasteModifier)
         plainTextModifier = d.integer(forKey: Keys.plainTextModifier)
         launchAtLogin = d.bool(forKey: Keys.launchAtLogin)
+        hideOnClickOutside = d.bool(forKey: Keys.hideOnClickOutside)
         pasteDirectly = d.bool(forKey: Keys.pasteDirectly)
         playSound = d.bool(forKey: Keys.playSound)
         ignoreConcealed = d.bool(forKey: Keys.ignoreConcealed)
diff --git a/Sources/Pesty/Settings/SettingsView.swift b/Sources/Pesty/Settings/SettingsView.swift
index 03bed66..ef977b9 100644
--- a/Sources/Pesty/Settings/SettingsView.swift
+++ b/Sources/Pesty/Settings/SettingsView.swift
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ private struct GeneralSettings: View {
                 #endif
                 Toggle("Ignore passwords (concealed clips)", isOn: $settings.ignoreConcealed)
                 Toggle("Play sound on paste", isOn: $settings.playSound)
+                Toggle("Hide Pesty when clicking outside", isOn: $settings.hideOnClickOutside)
                 Toggle("Launch at login", isOn: $settings.launchAtLogin)
                 Toggle("Show Pesty in the menu bar", isOn: $settings.showMenuBarIcon)
                 VStack(alignment: .leading) {
diff --git a/Sources/Pesty/UI/BarWindowController.swift b/Sources/Pesty/UI/BarWindowController.swift
index b80c60d..663be06 100644
--- a/Sources/Pesty/UI/BarWindowController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Pesty/UI/BarWindowController.swift
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ final class BarWindowController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate {
     func show() {
         guard let panel = window else { return }
         guard let screen = Self.targetScreen() else { return }
+        panel.level = Settings.shared.hideOnClickOutside ? .modalPanel : .floating
         let vf = screen.visibleFrame
         let height = min(CGFloat(Settings.shared.barHeight), vf.height)
         let onScreen = NSRect(x: vf.minX, y: vf.minY, width: vf.width, height: height)
@@ -174,7 +175,8 @@ final class BarWindowController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate {
                 // The panel can lose key focus while it is still animating up, and
                 // windowDidResignKey ignores that because the bar is not .shown yet.
                 // Catch it here so the bar does not sit on screen unfocused forever.
-                if panel.isVisible, !panel.isKeyWindow, !AppController.shared.suppressAutoHide {
+                if Settings.shared.hideOnClickOutside,
+                   panel.isVisible, !panel.isKeyWindow, !AppController.shared.suppressAutoHide {
                     AppController.shared.hideBar()
                 }
             }
@@ -222,7 +224,9 @@ final class BarWindowController: NSWindowController, NSWindowDelegate {
     }
 
     func windowDidResignKey(_ notification: Notification) {
-        guard phase == .shown, !AppController.shared.suppressAutoHide else { return }
+        guard Settings.shared.hideOnClickOutside,
+              phase == .shown,
+              !AppController.shared.suppressAutoHide else { return }
         AppController.shared.hideBar()
     }
 }